Russell Crowe, Anish Kapoor, The Body in Greek Art
Russell Crowe on his directorial debut The Water Diviner, artist Anish Kapoor, Bettany Hughes reviews The Body in Greek Art, and is TV fantasy Outlander the new Game of Thrones?
Russell Crowe discusses directing his first film, The Water Diviner. Set in Australia and Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli, the film also stars Crowe as a father who travels to Turkey to find the bodies of his soldier sons. Crowe explains why he chose to make a film about Gallipoli that focuses on the Turkish as well as the Australian perspective.
Artist Anish Kapoor, best known for his grand architectural sculptures, discusses creating silicone works on flat panels for his new exhibition. The artworks resemble carcasses and recall works by Rembrandt and Bacon.
Outlander, a new historical fantasy series based on books by Diana Gabaldon, combines a Highland backdrop with time travel and romance. The series has already done well in the United States. Sophia McDougall wonders whether it will be a hit with British audiences hungry for the next Game of Thrones.
Bettany Hughes reviews Defining Beauty: The Body in Greek Art, which opens this week at the British Museum. She discusses how the ancient Greeks saw the body as both an object of beauty and a bearer of meaning.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Olivia Skinner.
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Images from the British Museum exhibition
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Images from the exhibition at the Lisson Gallery
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Russell Crowe
Duration: 09:59
The Body in Greek Art
Duration: 05:49
Outlander
Duration: 04:42
Anish Kapoor
Duration: 07:29
The Water Diviner
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is in cinemas from Friday 3 April, certificate 12.
Defining Beauty
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is showing at the British Museum from 26 March until 5 July 2015.
Image: Ilissos. Marble statue of a river god from the West pediment of the Parthenon. Designed by Phidias, Athens, Greece, 438BC-432BC. Height 81cm x 189cm. 漏 The Trustees of the British Museum.
Outlander
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Outlander is available to watch on Amazon Prime from Thursday 26 March.
Anish Kapoor
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罢丑别听 exhibition is showing at the Lisson Gallery in London from 25 March until 9 May 2015.
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Role Contributor Presenter Samira Ahmed Interviewed Guest Russell Crowe Interviewed Guest Anish Kapoor Interviewed Guest Sophia McDougall Interviewed Guest Bettany Hughes Producer Olivia Skinner Broadcast
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